diff --git a/pkg/proxy/userspace/proxysocket.go b/pkg/proxy/userspace/proxysocket.go
index 3acb559fde1..1fadfc1398c 100644
--- a/pkg/proxy/userspace/proxysocket.go
+++ b/pkg/proxy/userspace/proxysocket.go
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ func TryConnectEndpoints(service proxy.ServicePortName, srcAddr net.Addr, protoc
 		}
 		return outConn, nil
 	}
-	return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to connect to an endpoint.")
+	return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to connect to an endpoint")
 }
 
 func (tcp *tcpProxySocket) ProxyLoop(service proxy.ServicePortName, myInfo *ServiceInfo, loadBalancer LoadBalancer) {
diff --git a/pkg/proxy/winuserspace/proxysocket.go b/pkg/proxy/winuserspace/proxysocket.go
index 12621cf5ec2..55b63c40c1c 100644
--- a/pkg/proxy/winuserspace/proxysocket.go
+++ b/pkg/proxy/winuserspace/proxysocket.go
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ func tryConnect(service ServicePortPortalName, srcAddr net.Addr, protocol string
 		}
 		return outConn, nil
 	}
-	return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to connect to an endpoint.")
+	return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to connect to an endpoint")
 }
 
 func (tcp *tcpProxySocket) ProxyLoop(service ServicePortPortalName, myInfo *serviceInfo, proxier *Proxier) {